Chinese word

绝大多数

Pronunciation

Pinyinjué dà duō shù

Meaning

  • nounvast majority

Example

绝大多数人都这么认为。jué dà duō shù rén dōu zhè me rèn wéi

The vast majority of people think so.

Illustration for 绝大多数 (vast majority)

More examples

该政策获得了绝大多数代表的支持。gāi zhèng cè huò dé le jué dà duō shù dài biǎo de zhī chí

The policy won the support of the vast majority of representatives.

Core concept

A share so large that it represents nearly the whole group, while a small remainder may still stand outside it.

Common phrases

  • 绝大多数人jué dà duō shù rén

    vast majority of people

  • 绝大多数情况下jué dà duō shù qíng kuàng xià

    in most cases

Similar words

大多数dà duō shù: A large majority within a whole, covering a high share of its members.
多数duō shù: The greater number within a group or set.
大部分dà bù fèn: A substantial part of a whole.
绝大部分jué dà bù fèn: An extremely large part of a whole, leaving only a very small remainder.

Definition in Chinese

指在总体中占非常大比例的部分，用以强调数量极多但通常不等于全部。zhǐ zài zóng tǐ zhōng zhàn fēi cháng dà bǐ lì de bù fèn yòng yǐ qiáng diào shù liàng jí duō dàn tōng cháng bù děng yú quán bù

Word origin

绝 (jué, "extreme") + 大 (dà, "large") + 多 (duō, "many") + 数 (shù, "number") build the sense of an extremely large number within a whole.

Usage tips

  • When the group is already clear from context, the expression can stand alone as the subject or object, although an English rendering may need an explicit noun such as people or cases.

Other meanings

  • mostnoun

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